Yeah...usually if someone was giving you positive feedback back home it meant that they were going to take you out the next day. Or had already managed to screw you over. "Nice" wasn't a very popular personality type on Helios.
[ he's had such a hard like Lena :c no one understands how badly he craves approval ]
So... how did you turn out pretty decent? [ she's just curious! rhys doesn't come across as the type to do any of that. but, this is because she doesn't know him all that well. ]
Well, I wouldn't befriend the bad guys. [ She shuffles her feet a little because that's generally true. ] So ... you're not the greatest guy around, but you're not the worst.
You know, I will take that. I'd rather be in the middle ground than towards the other end of that. It's...I've seen what people do when they're on that end of things. So I'm trying to be better than that these days.
[ He doesn't always succeed, but the fact that he tries now instead of just sulking and getting haircuts is progress right? ]
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If you don't mind me asking.
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[ Because yeah, he did start out playing for their team. Like...a lot. Maybe he even idolized a tyrannical megalomaniac for a bit there too. ]
I haven't always been the way I am now. I was pretty awful before the whole...alien treasure adventure. I'm still not sure I'm that great?
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You're a good guy. Right smack bam in the middle.
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[ He doesn't always succeed, but the fact that he tries now instead of just sulking and getting haircuts is progress right? ]
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And, I'm buying you the drink. A way to say sorry and thanks for being a real pal.
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Well...I mean, thanks? Heh. This is going to sound preeetty pathetic but I don't hear stuff like that a lot.
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[ She flashes him a wink as the approach the drink stand. ] Ready to order when you are.